In every crisis, half the room runs in circles while the other half picks up a clipboard and starts taking stock. The Anthropic-Pentagon dispute is that crisis, and defense contractors are deciding which half they want to be in.
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The BIOSECURE Act and the Expanding Life Sciences Supply Chain: Practical Considerations for Research-Driven Industries
In a previous posting, we flagged how the BIOSECURE Act (enacted as Section 851 of the Fiscal Year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act) reflects a growing focus on biotechnology supply chains within federal procurement. The statute is designed around
Orbiting A.I.-deraan? A Disturbance in the Force for the Defense Industrial Base
“I felt a great disturbance in the Force, as if millions of voices suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced.”
When Obi-Wan Kenobi says this in Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope, he senses that something
Now That’s a Lot of Money: DOJ’s Record-Setting FCA Year Reflects Intensifying Enforcement Pressure on Government Contractors
The Department of Justice (DOJ) recently announced that False Claims Act (FCA) settlements and judgments exceeded $6.8 billion in fiscal year 2025. This massive haul is the largest annual recovery in the statute’s storied history. Although health care enforcement continues to
Opt Me Out! California Lessons on National Privacy Enforcement
California Attorney General (AG) Rob Bonta announced the largest settlement under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) against The Walt Disney Company (Disney) for failing to honor customers’ requests to opt out of the sale or sharing of their data
Gateway Project Litigation Latest Salvo in Struggle over Federal Grants
For federal grant recipients across diverse sectors ranging from humanitarian assistance to the environment, the disruption of established business practices and the upending of expectations have now become the new normal, as federal agencies announce abrupt shifts in policy and
Coming to America (the Government Contracting Edition): Ownership, Compliance, and Shifting Policy
Remember in Coming to America when Eddie Murphy’s Prince Akeem shows up in Queens full of charm, optimism, and big dreams and somehow it all works out? Fast-forward 38 years (yes, it’s been that long) and European companies looking to
Feature Comment: Supply Chain Hide-And-Seek: How And Why the FY 2026 NDAA BIOSECURE Act Could Apply To You (Yes, You)
The BIOSECURE Act in the FY 2026 NDAA is a quiet, sweeping shift in federal supply-chain enforcement that reaches beyond “biotech” and into the tools most companies barely think about like software, AI, data platforms, and third-party services used behind
FY2026 NDAA: Major Increases to Critical Acquisition Thresholds
Following a tumultuous start to fiscal year 2026, including a government shutdown that lasted 43 days, the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2026 (NDAA 2026), Pub. L. 119-60, was passed by Congress and signed into law on December
Swept Away: FY2026 NDAA Updates to CAS and Certified Cost or Pricing Data Thresholds
The FY2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) became law on December 18, 2025, enacting a tidal wave of the Trump administration’s priorities with respect to Department of Defense (DoD) procurement. One key priority reflected in the NDAA is reducing compliance